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Table 2 Fatty acid composition (wt %) of B.unijugata

From: Solvent free hydroxylation of the methyl esters of Blighia unijugata seed oil in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium permanganate

Fatty acids

B. unijugata

14:0

0.2 ± 0.10

16:0

34.5 ± 0.20

18:0

14.1 ± 0.10

18:1

48.1 ± 0.50

18:2

1.8 ± 0.30

18:3

0.3 ± 0.20

20:0

0.5 ± 0.10

20:1

0.2 ± 0.00

24:0

0.3 ± 0.10

Unsaturated

50.4 ± 0.20

Saturated

49.6 ± 0.10

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation of triplicate determinations.